Departments

This entity describes an Autotask Department. A Department is an association used to manage resources, especially when assigning project tasks. Every resource must be associated with at least one department and have at least one assigned role in that department.

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Entity details

Entity Name: Departments

Entity Path:

/atservicesrest/v1.0/Departments

Can Create:
Can Update:
Can Query:
Can Delete:  
Can Have UDFs:  

Conditions and requirements

  • Department can be created and updated. Requires security level permission to access Admin > Features & Settings > Organization or Admin > Resources.
  • Name field cannot be updated for the System Department (Name = Administration).

Field definitions

Field Name Datatype Read-Only Is Required Reference Name Picklist
description string (1000)        
id long    
name string (100)      
number string (50)        
primaryLocationID long   InternalLocationWithBusinessHours  

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